Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by Supercakes 
- Chart updated: 04/03/2012 01:24
- (Created: 09/06/2011 12:53).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 28% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 4 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 10% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 10% | |
| The Who | 3 | 8% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 5% | |
| U2 | 2 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 29th to 27thQuadrophenia by The Who |
| Up 1 from 22nd to 21stAnimals by Pink Floyd |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 21st to 22ndTommy by The Who |
| Down 1 from 27th to 28thThere's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone |
| Down 1 from 28th to 29thOdessey And Oracle by The Zombies |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/04/2016 21:50 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 09/30/2016 19:16 | FrancisTuan | 2 | 80/100 | |
| 07/26/2016 15:09 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 | |
| 01/02/2013 19:16 | 370 | 92/100 | ||
| 08/02/2012 16:58 | ZebraRock | 96 | 87/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.3/100, a mean average of 86.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.3.
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Come back and update this chart please! It rules :)
14/40 in common. Great collection representing a lot of good music.
A Lot of really great albums here.
Plenty of classic albums on there. I am going to listen to Animal Collective from your chart.
A classic chart, but a very good one ! i'm going to listen to Odessey and Oracle from your chart.
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